Artfactories

The association "Autresparts", set up in September 2000, is a think-tank bringing together cultural actors and researchers on the relationship between art, territory and society. It merged in November 2007 with the Artfactories association, an European resource center on brownfields transformed into artistic spaces.

Description

Lamparna is located in an abandoned building of ex-coalmine premises. The very last stop for miners, where they used to pick up their lamps before going underground. Our goal is to preserve this important part of history and to promote it through culture and art since mining played an important role in the life of the area for many years. Mines have been the main income source and at the same time a great danger to those working there. The last mine is due to be closed in June this year.

Concert space for 1500 people, cybercafé, café and galerie are only some of the things that LAMPARNA offers to it’s visitors today. Number of Croatian popular and demo bands have played here and we are trying to keep up the tempo of at least 4 concerts per month.
Curently we are working on number of various projects including Satelite radio network - HERO, HERO in XXI-birth of L.A.E. child-god-artist in the year 2001, Underground city and Museum of Contemporary Arts in Istria.

Former use : coalmine
Location : city centre
Surface of the site : 1.100 m2
Foundation year : 1998
Type of occupation : free-lending contract
Owner of the building : town of Labin

Other structures settled on the site

Cultural associations Labin Art Express & LABINARY

Financial partners

Town of Labin
Region of Istria, Ministry of Culture of Republic of Croatia
European Commission (DG1A), European Cultural Foundation, Open Society Institute -Croatia,
KulturKontakt (Austria), Royal Netherlands Embassy in Zagreb, Austrian Cultural Institute in Zagreb